tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post7609497781236227170..comments2023-05-18T06:08:59.854-05:00Comments on The Bloggery Of Dan Shive: Ow, My Geek Cred!Dan Shivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13378394614896042626noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-60170621007770517002010-07-22T03:09:18.724-05:002010-07-22T03:09:18.724-05:00Haven't seen anyone say Repo: The Genetic Oper...Haven't seen anyone say Repo: The Genetic Opera yet, not so much geeky as a necessity to validate one's own lack of sanity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-70488409526744858412010-07-13T23:39:49.436-05:002010-07-13T23:39:49.436-05:00Two words; Thumb Wars!
p.s. If you haven'...Two words; Thumb Wars!<br /><br /><br /> p.s. If you haven't seen Princess Bride by now than you are simply fail for lack of R.O.U.S.s =^.^=DLTankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995309091315247347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-75177002972608913822010-07-05T04:23:22.952-05:002010-07-05T04:23:22.952-05:00Also: arrrrrgh, Dune was the absolute worst I mean...Also: arrrrrgh, Dune was the absolute worst I mean <i>worst</i> adaptation of a book ever made. It remains one of the great disappointments of my life; I'd waited for it so damn long.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152219034171337111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-570038258246329912010-07-05T04:19:35.362-05:002010-07-05T04:19:35.362-05:00I saw Rocky Horror up there, but honestly - I don&...I saw Rocky Horror up there, but honestly - I don't think just <i>watching</i> it would do it justice. You really kind of have to watch it every week at midnight on Saturday with a good crowd, at least five times, to get even a gist of what the phenomenon (as opposed to the movie, which was eminently forgettable) was all about.<br /><br />Otherwise, I have to say, this is an excellent threadMichaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152219034171337111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-24678157267820865482010-06-20T15:14:12.353-05:002010-06-20T15:14:12.353-05:00Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa
Dreams ibid
Throne of B...Rashomon by Akira Kurosawa<br />Dreams ibid<br />Throne of Blood ibid<br />Until the End of the World by Wim Wenders<br />Wings of Desire & Faraway So Close ibid<br />Name of the Rose (or read the book)<br />Fifth ElementG the Greathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08185848820466491539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-19143890160928373132010-06-19T20:03:00.243-05:002010-06-19T20:03:00.243-05:00if you would like geek cred i suggest robot jox an...if you would like geek cred i suggest robot jox and equilibrium. Robot Jox is a really great old movie (well the plots still good the effects have been left in the dust) that almost no one has seen. Equilibrium is a rather epic action movie that while some have seen it doesnt have the following it truely deservesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-3518786666597157482010-06-16T00:35:04.710-05:002010-06-16T00:35:04.710-05:00A lot of people seem to be recommending movies tha...A lot of people seem to be recommending movies that they like rather than geek-cred movies.<br /><br />If you are looking for the context behind many quotes passed around the geek community, you need to see:<br /><br />Princess Bride ("My name is ...")<br />Monty Python and the Holy Grail ("Ni!")<br />Airplane! ("... and don't call me Shirley.")<br />They Live (&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-74984604931071570982010-06-15T17:53:47.405-05:002010-06-15T17:53:47.405-05:00I counted approximately 364 MOVIE titles mentioned...I counted approximately 364 MOVIE titles mentioned disregarding repeats and ALL OF THEM BY THIS GUY category. I've seen 212 barring errors in counting for 58% of the list. I honestly expected it to be higher but there was some truly random stuff thrown in there. <br /><br />David Lynch's Dune isn't in black and white and while its not, strictly speaking, very good... It has some Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-19720881462945361392010-06-15T08:01:13.769-05:002010-06-15T08:01:13.769-05:00watch tron love el goonish shive!watch tron love el goonish shive!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01206621618907940575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-72809863611714065002010-06-14T23:38:10.666-05:002010-06-14T23:38:10.666-05:00Also: Look here. http://www.fast-rewind.com/
*Lit...Also: Look here. http://www.fast-rewind.com/<br /><br />*Little Shop of Horrors<br />*Breakfast Club<br />All Kevin Smith movies<br />All Mel Brooks movies<br />Annie<br />Beetlejuice<br />*Troop Beverly Hills<br />*Ticks<br />*Coming To America<br />*Dead Poets Society<br />*Flight of the Navigator<br />Ferris Beuler's Day Off<br />*The Goonies<br />*Gremlins<br />Karate Kid (Original)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-5015892489989107922010-06-14T23:10:26.855-05:002010-06-14T23:10:26.855-05:00*ahem* Two movies spring to mind...
Dark Crystal
...*ahem* Two movies spring to mind...<br /><br />Dark Crystal<br />LabyrinthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-10227556955854711132010-06-14T16:40:02.628-05:002010-06-14T16:40:02.628-05:00It really depends on what kind of nerd, or geek yo...It really depends on what kind of nerd, or geek you view yourself as.<br /><br />That being said, I think there are tv shows you should watch.<br /><br />Big Bang Theory<br />IT Crowd<br />Doctor Who<br />Firefly<br /><br />as for movies, the ones that come to mind for me are:<br /><br />Equilibrium<br />Star Wars<br />Star Trek<br />Kung-Fu Hustle (which was better than Shaolin Soccer)<br />CluePangoria Fallstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01148359926488188195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-38841699833970097382010-06-13T23:47:28.656-05:002010-06-13T23:47:28.656-05:00You've got to see "Legend", and figu...You've got to see "Legend", and figure out who plays the main antagonist. Just to be perfectly clear, I mean Legend with a very young Tom Cruise, not I Am Legend with Will Smith (though that's also a very good movie).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16546589170595411576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-46516734216700837452010-06-13T23:37:52.227-05:002010-06-13T23:37:52.227-05:00How could everyone have overlooked the classic Pet...How could everyone have overlooked the classic Peter Sellers film (in three roles, no less!) that featured the ultimate "stereotypical German scientist"? Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Also if you want to see a real good comedy that featured just about every old school comedian from the golden age of Hollywood, check out It's a Mad, Mad, Mad,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15833761022770240668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-54548259393791884032010-06-13T12:05:29.334-05:002010-06-13T12:05:29.334-05:00I haven't really seen any of those either. Ho...I haven't really seen any of those either. How to Train Your Dragon was awesome'st of awesomeness however, and so was Rear Window, thank God. :) :D So was Avatar. ^,^ I guess I'm similar to you, na? :O Thank God. X3 Etc. etc. <,<; All that jazz. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-55425619225719421222010-06-12T15:46:29.028-05:002010-06-12T15:46:29.028-05:00Noticed someone listed Ella Enchanted up there, an...Noticed someone listed Ella Enchanted up there, and all I gotta say is, how could you have liked that movie, seriously? I consider it an abomination, personally. Just read the book, SO much better.<br /><br />Anyway, other movies to see:<br /><br />Any and all Hayao Miyazaki films (or other Studio Ghibli films)<br />Back to the Future trilogy<br />Any Mel Brooks films (especially Robin Hood: Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04346371998170667747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-52809737053935878772010-06-12T13:11:16.688-05:002010-06-12T13:11:16.688-05:00I didn't see anyone suggest Evil Dead 2.
I kn...I didn't see anyone suggest Evil Dead 2.<br /><br />I know... but it's so bad it's really kind of excellent. It certainly is uber-geeky.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999021014314631861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-10104859608871785012010-06-05T04:11:50.605-05:002010-06-05T04:11:50.605-05:00You really need to see all the Mad Max films. They...You really need to see all the Mad Max films. They are awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-91821448660969390062010-05-30T14:21:39.765-05:002010-05-30T14:21:39.765-05:00Nobody mentions Robocop or Terminator? How dare th...Nobody mentions Robocop or Terminator? How dare they!Zeppellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15270397346404638293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-18177408378461938952010-05-30T01:33:18.362-05:002010-05-30T01:33:18.362-05:00I know someone already said The Producers but you...I know someone already said The Producers but you should also check out the newer one it's really good and I'm ashamed I just only saw it recently.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02188904147022494414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-67102055975653074802010-05-23T20:04:34.088-05:002010-05-23T20:04:34.088-05:00I don't know how you've read all of the ab...I don't know how you've read all of the above posts... that just seems like a years worth of literature but hopefully you'll read this.<br /><br />In seventh grade my father sent me through a "you're going to know what good geeky movies are" cycle so I've seen most of these movies but we had a friend "join" our geeky group this past year and he obviously Lokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05966478989431356711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-25173532500602115932010-05-22T17:31:00.785-05:002010-05-22T17:31:00.785-05:00Yeah, spaceballs, Bill and Ted(excellent adventure...Yeah, spaceballs, Bill and Ted(excellent adventure and bogus journey)<br />Rocky horror is a good one<br />g1 transformers<br />Monty Python and the Holy Grail<br />Enemy Mine<br />The Fifth Element<br />The Neverending Story,<br />The Blues Brothers,<br />Beetlejuice,<br />Pulp Fiction,<br />Full Metal JacketNirrum the Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01128467588138320075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-31407010896185602092010-05-17T17:15:05.608-05:002010-05-17T17:15:05.608-05:00well dan anything that the gratest producer ever h...well dan anything that the gratest producer ever has produced mell brooks<br /><br /><br /><br />Hail scroob (from SpaceBalls)noobsimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15862889773888042395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-61803979409453101382010-05-09T22:41:15.591-05:002010-05-09T22:41:15.591-05:00If you see B&T's Excellent Adventure, you&...If you see B&T's Excellent Adventure, you'll also want to check out #2: B&T's Bogus Journey.<br /><br />movie quote (from Ex Ad): 69 duuuuuudes!!!!!!!!<br /><br />movie quote (from Bo Jo): Hell general dude: "Do 1 INFINITE push-ups!" whispers: "do u think he'll let us do girly push-ups?" Hell general dude: "NO!!!" Both: "Bogus!!!"<brAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528181495883108051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465751950064644575.post-12092956382011171222010-05-07T08:13:09.251-05:002010-05-07T08:13:09.251-05:00Time Bandits is a good one, if you haven't see...Time Bandits is a good one, if you haven't seen it. Robin Hood: Men in Tights is another. Both of those are along a similar vein as The Princess Bride.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981485065162393602noreply@blogger.com